One of the strongest reasons people visit Las Vegas is to experience some of the great entertainment that exists there. And while entertainment used to be secondary, or rather the icing on the cake, to the gambling and gaming opportunities at the luxury casinos, the city has developed into one of the biggest performance scenes in the country. With that in mind, it’s interesting to consider the history of the Vegas performance scene and its subsequent rise.
Much of the performance and entertainment scene expansion and popularity growth in the city corresponds to the rise of the casinos. In 1941, El Rancho began booking an assortment of performance acts. A variety of singers, dancers, comedians , musicians as well as other performance acts quickly became an essential component of most tourists’ Vegas experience.
Most of the ensuing performance acts followed the structure and format of El Rancho, which was contracting name performers, until the Stardust ventured out into a new realm and offered a special feature. The casino imported the French company Lido de Paris and featured for the first time a stage spectacular as their main attraction. The production was extremely popular and received strong critical acclaim. This in part led the way for the fabulous and extravagant productions you can find today in some of the great Vegas hotels and casinos.
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